My heroMy hero

Jozef KrónerJozef Króner

And this is his photoAnd this is his photo

He was born in 1924 in Kysuce, He was born in 1924 in Kysuce, what was a very poor district of what was a very poor district of Slovakia in those times. Slovakia in those times.

He grew up in a family with eleven He grew up in a family with eleven siblings and some of them became siblings and some of them became actors. However, he was the most actors. However, he was the most succesful of them. succesful of them.

He died in Bratislava when he was He died in Bratislava when he was 74 years old.74 years old.

Jozef Króner was a Jozef Króner was a self-made man but self-made man but his artistry was his artistry was highly appreciated. highly appreciated.

In 1966 he got The In 1966 he got The Academy Award – Academy Award – Oscar for the best Oscar for the best foreign film “ foreign film “ Obchod na korze – Obchod na korze – The shop on the The shop on the pedestrian precinct pedestrian precinct “.“.

His other films: “Pacho, Kubo, The Millenian His other films: “Pacho, Kubo, The Millenian Bee“ were also remarkable. Bee“ were also remarkable.

He gained the praise from the Czech He gained the praise from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Italy and Republic, Hungary, Poland, Italy and Bulgaria, too.Bulgaria, too.

Jozef Króner was beloved by Jozef Króner was beloved by children and adults for his children and adults for his warm heart and kind warm heart and kind humour.humour.

When he was 70, he got a When he was 70, he got a letter with congratulation letter with congratulation from the Pope John Paul II.from the Pope John Paul II.

In his free time he was In his free time he was a keen fisherman who a keen fisherman who wrote wonderful wrote wonderful recipes for cookery recipes for cookery books and he also books and he also illustrated his stories.illustrated his stories.

His unforgetable voice reminds me of my childhood and fairy-His unforgetable voice reminds me of my childhood and fairy-tales. Through his well-performed characters I learnt to love tales. Through his well-performed characters I learnt to love Slovak classical literature. Despite his successful career, he Slovak classical literature. Despite his successful career, he

stayed modest for all his life.stayed modest for all his life.

... by Anna Chudá... by Anna Chudá